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Spazzie's name
another name for Spazzie. I am thinking of Ollie for Oliver. In the movie Oliver, Oliver says "please sir, I want some more". That's Spazzie when she is hungry - which is all the time.
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"Mike Mayers" wrote in message ... another name for Spazzie. I am thinking of Ollie for Oliver. In the movie Oliver, Oliver says "please sir, I want some more". That's Spazzie when she is hungry - which is all the time. That's a boy's name. I suppose you could try Olivia, but maybe the name Spazzie stuck, like Boyfriend's name. I did try to rename him but it didn't work. I thought I'd call him Gideon but it simply didn't go well. So, unfortunately, his name remains Boyfriend. It was always a nickname for the lost teenager that followed KFC around "that must be her boyfriend" and now he's stuck with it. Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"Mike Mayers" wrote in message another name for Spazzie. I am thinking of Ollie for Oliver. In the movie Oliver, Oliver says "please sir, I want some more". That's Spazzie when she is hungry - which is all the time. That's a boy's name. I suppose you could try Olivia May I ask, why does it matter? It's not like the cat is going to be ridiculed by her peers for having a boy's name. She's not going to have gender confusion. Seriously, I don't understand why anyone cares about this. Cats aren't interested in human gender-role conventions. A male cat will not be emotionally scarred if you put a pink collar on him. Someone actually ranted about that here several years ago - apparently her neighbor put a pink collar on her own black male kitty and she (the poster) was horrified. WTH? I think pink goes nicely with black. Very retro-80s. -- Joyce Whenever you feel anger, you should say, "May I be free of this anger!" This rarely works, but talking to yourself in public will encourage others to leave you alone. |
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"Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Mike Mayers" wrote in message another name for Spazzie. I am thinking of Ollie for Oliver. In the movie Oliver, Oliver says "please sir, I want some more". That's Spazzie when she is hungry - which is all the time. That's a boy's name. I suppose you could try Olivia May I ask, why does it matter? It's not like the cat is going to be ridiculed by her peers for having a boy's name. She's not going to have gender confusion. Seriously, I don't understand why anyone cares about this. Cats aren't interested in human gender-role conventions. A male cat will not be emotionally scarred if you put a pink collar on him. Someone actually ranted about that here several years ago - apparently her neighbor put a pink collar on her own black male kitty and she (the poster) was horrified. WTH? I think pink goes nicely with black. Very retro-80s. -- Joyce It matters to me and that's all you need to know. Would you call your male child Amanda or Penelope or ? of course not. It's a matter of dignity. |
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On 8/29/2013 4:06 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Mike Mayers" wrote in message another name for Spazzie. I am thinking of Ollie for Oliver. In the movie Oliver, Oliver says "please sir, I want some more". That's Spazzie when she is hungry - which is all the time. That's a boy's name. I suppose you could try Olivia May I ask, why does it matter? It's not like the cat is going to be ridiculed by her peers for having a boy's name. She's not going to have gender confusion. Seriously, I don't understand why anyone cares about this. Cats aren't interested in human gender-role conventions. A male cat will not be emotionally scarred if you put a pink collar on him. Someone actually ranted about that here several years ago - apparently her neighbor put a pink collar on her own black male kitty and she (the poster) was horrified. WTH? I think pink goes nicely with black. Very retro-80s. -- Joyce It matters to me and that's all you need to know. Would you call your male child Amanda or Penelope or ? of course not. It's a matter of dignity. As Joyce pointed out, cats does know or care about what gender we humans associate with certain names. The cat isn't going to embarrassed by it. Jill |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Mike Mayers" wrote in message another name for Spazzie. I am thinking of Ollie for Oliver. In the movie Oliver, Oliver says "please sir, I want some more". That's Spazzie when she is hungry - which is all the time. That's a boy's name. I suppose you could try Olivia May I ask, why does it matter? It's not like the cat is going to be ridiculed by her peers for having a boy's name. She's not going to have gender confusion. It matters to me and that's all you need to know. Would you call your male child Amanda or Penelope or ? of course not. It's a matter of dignity. If I even wanted to give a male child a girl's name, I sincerely doubt that I would, because he would face hell in school, if not before. The world is full of narrow-minded idiots who apparently have a mandate to beat the living hell out of anyone who violates their notion of "gender-appropriate" behavior, including their name. But - and this is important - I would not pick a boy's name because I believe it's undignified to do otherwise. why is it undignified? Is there any reason, other than an emotional attachment to gender norms, for thinking this? Is there a *logical* reason to think there is something undignified about it? But we're talking about *cats*. I guarantee you, a cat does not care about this. -- Joyce "Yes, but humans are more important than animals," said Brutha. "This is a point of view often expressed by humans," said Om. (Small Gods) |
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On 8/29/2013 7:07 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 8/29/2013 4:06 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Mike Mayers" wrote in message another name for Spazzie. I am thinking of Ollie for Oliver. In the movie Oliver, Oliver says "please sir, I want some more". That's Spazzie when she is hungry - which is all the time. That's a boy's name. I suppose you could try Olivia May I ask, why does it matter? It's not like the cat is going to be ridiculed by her peers for having a boy's name. She's not going to have gender confusion. Seriously, I don't understand why anyone cares about this. Cats aren't interested in human gender-role conventions. A male cat will not be emotionally scarred if you put a pink collar on him. Someone actually ranted about that here several years ago - apparently her neighbor put a pink collar on her own black male kitty and she (the poster) was horrified. WTH? I think pink goes nicely with black. Very retro-80s. -- Joyce It matters to me and that's all you need to know. Would you call your male child Amanda or Penelope or ? of course not. It's a matter of dignity. (correct to my reply) As Joyce pointed out, cats DO NOT know or care about what gender we humans associate with certain names. The cat isn't going to embarrassed by it. Jill |
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"Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Mike Mayers" wrote in message another name for Spazzie. I am thinking of Ollie for Oliver. In the movie Oliver, Oliver says "please sir, I want some more". That's Spazzie when she is hungry - which is all the time. That's a boy's name. I suppose you could try Olivia May I ask, why does it matter? It's not like the cat is going to be ridiculed by her peers for having a boy's name. She's not going to have gender confusion. It matters to me and that's all you need to know. Would you call your male child Amanda or Penelope or ? of course not. It's a matter of dignity. If I even wanted to give a male child a girl's name, I sincerely doubt that I would, because he would face hell in school, if not before. The world is full of narrow-minded idiots who apparently have a mandate to beat the living hell out of anyone who violates their notion of "gender-appropriate" behavior, including their name. But - and this is important - I would not pick a boy's name because I believe it's undignified to do otherwise. why is it undignified? Is there any reason, other than an emotional attachment to gender norms, for thinking this? Is there a *logical* reason to think there is something undignified about it? But we're talking about *cats*. I guarantee you, a cat does not care about this. I know this but I am not going to call a male cat Wendy or a female David. |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Mike Mayers" wrote in message another name for Spazzie. I am thinking of Ollie for Oliver. In the movie Oliver, Oliver says "please sir, I want some more". That's Spazzie when she is hungry - which is all the time. That's a boy's name. I suppose you could try Olivia May I ask, why does it matter? It's not like the cat is going to be ridiculed by her peers for having a boy's name. She's not going to have gender confusion. It matters to me and that's all you need to know. Would you call your male child Amanda or Penelope or ? of course not. It's a matter of dignity. If I even wanted to give a male child a girl's name, I sincerely doubt that I would, because he would face hell in school, if not before. The world is full of narrow-minded idiots who apparently have a mandate to beat the living hell out of anyone who violates their notion of "gender-appropriate" behavior, including their name. But - and this is important - I would not pick a boy's name because I believe it's undignified to do otherwise. why is it undignified? Is there any reason, other than an emotional attachment to gender norms, for thinking this? Is there a *logical* reason to think there is something undignified about it? But we're talking about *cats*. I guarantee you, a cat does not care about this. I know this but I am not going to call a male cat Wendy or a female David. Of course. That's not what I'm getting at anyway - I'm not saying you or anyone should give names to pets that don't seem right. It's just that if someone *were* to name a male cat Wendy, etc, there are people out there who would get upset about it, as though it were a form of animal abuse. I just find that odd. -- Joyce Cats' hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other. -- Stephen Baker |
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"Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Mike Mayers" wrote in message another name for Spazzie. I am thinking of Ollie for Oliver. In the movie Oliver, Oliver says "please sir, I want some more". That's Spazzie when she is hungry - which is all the time. That's a boy's name. I suppose you could try Olivia May I ask, why does it matter? It's not like the cat is going to be ridiculed by her peers for having a boy's name. She's not going to have gender confusion. It matters to me and that's all you need to know. Would you call your male child Amanda or Penelope or ? of course not. It's a matter of dignity. If I even wanted to give a male child a girl's name, I sincerely doubt that I would, because he would face hell in school, if not before. The world is full of narrow-minded idiots who apparently have a mandate to beat the living hell out of anyone who violates their notion of "gender-appropriate" behavior, including their name. But - and this is important - I would not pick a boy's name because I believe it's undignified to do otherwise. why is it undignified? Is there any reason, other than an emotional attachment to gender norms, for thinking this? Is there a *logical* reason to think there is something undignified about it? But we're talking about *cats*. I guarantee you, a cat does not care about this. I know this but I am not going to call a male cat Wendy or a female David. Of course. That's not what I'm getting at anyway - I'm not saying you or anyone should give names to pets that don't seem right. It's just that if someone *were* to name a male cat Wendy, etc, there are people out there who would get upset about it, as though it were a form of animal abuse. I just find that odd. Of course animals do not care a jot about what their names are, otherwise Boyfriend would probably object to his, which was a nickname that stuck. However, I would not deliberately name a male animal by a female name or vice versa. It's just wrong. It's different if you have a female cat that you thought was male and named it in good faith but to do it on purpose, no, I do not agree with that. It's disrespectful, IMO. YVMD. Tweed |
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